Asian Games 2026: Indian women's compound archery team sets gold medal clash with China
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep beat China 238-234 as India matched the world record and secured its seventh gold.
- On Wednesday, the Indian women's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep defeated China 238-234 to capture gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Equalling the world-record score of 238 first set by South Korea in 2014, the Indian squad successfully retained the women's compound team title they won at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
- Advancing to the final required a tense 235-233 semifinal victory over Korea, a narrow two-point margin that tested the squad's composure under pressure.
- India completed a hat-trick of compound archery gold medals on Wednesday, as the men's and mixed teams also achieved top-podium finishes in their respective events.
- The mixed team victory earned India a quota place for the debut of the compound mixed team event at the LA 2028 Olympics, contributing to the nation's overall tally of 53 medals.
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Although the difference was only one point, the wall of India remained high. The Korean compound archery team was blocked by India in all three team events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. On the 30th, at the multi-purpose plaza of Okazaki Central General Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Korea won one silver medal (mixed) in the compound team event.
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